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Ethan and Marla Davidson Center
Construction of the Herodian Temple Mount Real-Time Simulation Model
Real-Time Visual Simulation Technology and the Building
of the Herodian Temple Mount Reconstruction Model
Constructing the Digital Terrain Model (DTM)
Establishing the Preliminary Massing and File System
Spatial Organization and External Referencing
Calculating Reconstruction Information
Using Excavation Plans
Using Photography to Define Platform/Texture Mapping
Construction of Dressing and People
Using Historic Data
Unresolved Areas
Alternative Reconstructions
Simple Massing - The Second Temple
Adding Animation
Inscription Reconstruction
Detailed Modeling - The Royal Stoa
Sectional Construction of Royal Stoa
Level of Details
Texture Map Reconstruction
Texture Map Creation
Conclusions